This is DIY expressionism. Conveying feelings with the cheap tools of smarphone camera and social media editing. That is, when there is intentionality. In many instances, it's simply about people copying an aesthetic.
Yeah, the journey from authentic DIY expressionism to shallow replicas is a quick one, it only took a few months for the CoreCore trend to turn into a factory churning out copy and paste versions that lacked all the intentionality of the original format
I feel like @Sotce 's TikTok played such huge part in the rise of yearnposting (never heard the expression before but so fitting). She had this way of posting the esoteric e-girl stuff, but underpinned with genuine 'wise' spiritual teaching (I think maybe she trained under an actual buddhist teacher when she was younger?). So much of the sound-bite, Jenny Holzer-esque truisms that are written on these images actually hold really beautiful teachings that come from eastern traditions/mindfulness and meditation. Aiden Arata's affirmation TikToks also come to mind.
This is DIY expressionism. Conveying feelings with the cheap tools of smarphone camera and social media editing. That is, when there is intentionality. In many instances, it's simply about people copying an aesthetic.
Yeah, the journey from authentic DIY expressionism to shallow replicas is a quick one, it only took a few months for the CoreCore trend to turn into a factory churning out copy and paste versions that lacked all the intentionality of the original format
I feel like @Sotce 's TikTok played such huge part in the rise of yearnposting (never heard the expression before but so fitting). She had this way of posting the esoteric e-girl stuff, but underpinned with genuine 'wise' spiritual teaching (I think maybe she trained under an actual buddhist teacher when she was younger?). So much of the sound-bite, Jenny Holzer-esque truisms that are written on these images actually hold really beautiful teachings that come from eastern traditions/mindfulness and meditation. Aiden Arata's affirmation TikToks also come to mind.
I enjoyed this post as always Alexi!!
Thanks Zoe! yeah you've summed it up perfectly, it's very much that e-girl-centric esoterism